Fire postpones Burroughs game

The Burroughs High football team will likely have to wait 24 hours to

play its nonleague game against host Chaminade.

The game in West Hills was scheduled to be played at 7 p.m.

Friday. However, the game was postponed because of the Topanga fire

that raged just a few miles from the school.

Indian Coach Keith Knoop said the teams will try to make up the

game at 7 p.m. today at Chaminade. However, the coach also said a

change in the fire conditions could prompt another postponement.

“I’m looking at the smog levels [Friday] because of the fires, and

it would be very difficult to play a game when the levels are so

high,” said Jay Gudzin, Burroughs assistant principal of athletics

and activities. “I have even had three or four schools call be to see

if they could use Memorial Field for games.

“As of [Friday], we are going to try and play the game at

Chaminade [today]. But you never know what can happen with a fire. If

the air quality is still bad, I don’t think we will be able to play.

“If you ask me, I think it’s about a 70% chance that we won’t

play.”

It isn’t the first time in recent years Burroughs has had a game

postponed by fire, as the Indians had a Foothill League contest

against host Hart moved to a Monday two years ago because of fires in

the Santa Clarita area.

If today’s game is played, Burroughs comes in with a 2-1 record,

having lost to St. Francis, 13-10, a week ago. The Eagles are also

2-1 and are coming off a 23-7 win aganst Calabasas.